ARCA
Rockingham open test news 2008-03-18
Free Admission for Fans to the Carolina 500 Open Test This Weekend ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (March. 18, 2008) -- It has been a long time since the Rockingham Speedway garage was filled with over 40 cars and team transporters. This Friday and Saturday, ...
Published: Mar 19, 2008, 9:23 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber

Free Admission for Fans to the Carolina 500 Open Test This Weekend
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (March. 18, 2008) -- It has been a long time since the Rockingham Speedway garage was filled with over 40 cars and team transporters. This Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd, the Rockingham Speedway is hosting an open test session for the Carolina 500 and 42 teams have already signed up to participate.
The best news for race fans -- they will be admitted into the grandstands and infield for free to watch the two-day test session. Grandstand and infield gates will open at 9:00 a.m. both days, the same time cars will roll onto the track each morning. The test will end at 5:00 p.m. both days and the teams will break for lunch each day from noon until 1:00 p.m.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series teams will be testing for next month's Carolina 500 on May 4th the first race at "The Rock" since Andy Hillenburg purchased the track and reopened it last fall.
Some of the drivers expected for the open test are: Scott Speed, Bobby Gerhart, Bryan Silas, Mario Gosselin, Joey Lagano, Marc Davis, Austin Dillon, Matt Carter, Gabi DiCarlo along with many others.
-credit: rrp
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Alli Owens to miss Rockingham test
Next article Ken Schrader enters Salem race
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment

More from
Mario Gosselin

Canadian Donald Theetge to make Xfinity debut in New Hampshire
NASCAR O'Reilly
NASCAR O'Reilly
Loudon
Canadian Donald Theetge to make Xfinity debut in New Hampshire

Rookie Alex Labbe scores best finish to date in 2018 at Bristol
NASCAR O'Reilly
NASCAR O'Reilly
Bristol
Rookie Alex Labbe scores best finish to date in 2018 at Bristol

Veteran Mario Gosselin helping Alex Labbe impress as a rookie
NASCAR O'Reilly
NASCAR O'Reilly
Veteran Mario Gosselin helping Alex Labbe impress as a rookie
Latest news

Barcelona joins 2027 IndyCar schedule in multiyear deal
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 23 min
Barcelona joins 2027 IndyCar schedule in multiyear deal

Lamborghini Super Trofeo |Europe, Race 2: Salonen/Tuomaala take the win, Iaquinta/Gilardoni crowned champions
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
LBST Lamborghini Super Trofeo
World Finals - Monza 2026
36 min
Lamborghini Super Trofeo |Europe, Race 2: Salonen/Tuomaala take the win, Iaquinta/Gilardoni crowned champions

Josh McErlean to test 2027-spec M-Sport WRC car at ERC finale
WRC
WRC WRC 1 h
Josh McErlean to test 2027-spec M-Sport WRC car at ERC finale

George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
2 h
George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe